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Yes it doesn't seem a lot, but I've just checked and the battery voltage now reading 12.73v, and has dropped 0.14 volts in 24 hours. If it continues to drop at that rate I recon that it will get to 11.7 volts in around 5 days. Thats crazy. I'll keep checking that figure. Also disconnect it and...

Hi, and thanks for the input. Amps drain is being tested with the meter between the battery post and the disconnected earth lead. I'm using an AVO ****ogue meter as thats the only one I have that will directly switch between amps and milliamps without disconnecting the meter wires The current...

Had considered that but it would need to be a big one and I had read that they only hold charge for a few days.

Thats my read on the heater system. Already thought about disconnecting battery at Gatwick, but, booked into hotel with parking and they valet park the car. Unless I can persuade them to let me do it.

Thanks for your suggestions. The lock system worked as described in the handbook. I guess its another of those quirks that gets Honda dealers business. As far as I know the only pre-heater system is the heaters that come on when the ignition is turned on prior to starting. If anyone knows any...

Just set it off - opened door with the key. That's loud !!!!!!!!!

Don't know about that - never heard it go off but havent seen the indicators flashing either, only when locking or unlocking car. How would I go about setting it off ?

OK, just pulled all the fuses and put the dmm across the socket pins. The only fuse showing anything is fuse 6 under dash. Thats I believe all the courtesy lights in the car plus audio unit +. Whatever that means. It shows 880ma but drops to 410ma when the drivers door courtesy switch is pressed...

Hi, latest set of test figures. Car standing, all closed up, not locked 28ma. Locked with remote, after current from locks ended, 130ma for 15 seconds, then fell back to 23ma with alarm on. Car open, wife in car, locked with master switch, no alarm 20ma. Looks like the alarm system takes 3ma so...

For the first check, I take it you mean with the doors closed, bonnet open, unlocked ? Secondly, thats the lock switch by the window switches on the door armrest ? Would I have to be in the car or could I do it through an open window ? The battery is on charge at the moment so I'll try tose...

Hi again. Battery tested at local garage this morning, test showed battery OK but needs charging. Thats not unexpected so its on charge now. Measured the voltage loss and it's 0.26 volts in 24 hours. No idea if 24ma drain would cause that but if it does then there's very little I can do about...

Ok just tried that. DMM on long lead, bonnet shut, boot open, courtesy light disconnected. Locked the car, the alarm didn't set. Reading 150ma. Closed boot, alarm set itself. Reading 24ma. Something can't be switching off until the alarm sets but still its only showing 24ma when locked and standing.

Hi and thanks. No the car is a saloon and I've checked all the courtesy lights. Given that there's 24ma standing drain, I would have thought thats the alarm/immobiliser. Wonder if anyone knows the specific current that it should take. The digital voltmeter shows around 0.2 - 0.3 volt drop a day...

Hi all, 2005 Accord Cdti pre-facelift. Problems began last September, when the car was left at the airport for 3 weeks. On return the battery was flat and a mate had to use jump leads to give me enough charge to start the car. When we got home, I put a new Varta Blue 74A battery on it. Through...

Absolutely. The fault must be isolated from the motor circuit, so I guess that is lucky. Just struggling to get my Garmin satnav that the wife uses to talk to the computer, so I can update it. Don't you just love electrical cable problems. Ha Ha. Geoff

Yes that could be the way. My curiosity aroused, I just took my online fuse out and stuck a fuse in slot 29. It blew instantly. Put the inline fuse back in and no problems. There must be a fault somewhere on fuse 29's circuit. Geoff

No they are off fleabay. Could be a case of someone thought the fuse was more useful in another slot. Not de soldering now just to try. Have made a note on the service record so anyone in future won't be confused. Cheers, geoff

BTW, I've now got a spare switch and two motors that I'm going to test and then sell on. Geoff

Oh well thats what I get for being impatient. The fuse listing ( which is brilliant an which I'll copy and print out ) shows fuse 29. Guess what, I havent got a fuse in position 29. Think I'll leave it out now that I've powered from elsewhere, and forget about it. Wonder why the fuse is missing...

Hi freddo. No worries. Checked the live wires were not going to ground and run a new feed from the lighter socket. 5amp fuse inline and joints soldered and taped. Bit of a nightmare with the soldering iron in these temperatures but worked eventually. It's all working fine now. Both motors...